Diamonds are Forever Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 8 hours ago, Daddy Cheeze said: Agree completely.If we're being serious about giving McCabe time this setup should have been in place from the start. A couple more centre halfs and a midfielder that knows what a tackle and hustle looks like would be a bonus. The issue on top of this is the lack of senior pros outwith McCabe and Fordyce. I think Watson, Telfer and Gal are the most senior players but they are only 27/28. The rest of the team are young guys learning the game. There is no leadership from the sidelines and not enough on the park. The question is whether McCabe didn't want anybody, whether there was no-one suitable, or whether there was no money for it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Reed Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 53 minutes ago, Diamonds are Forever said: The issue on top of this is the lack of senior pros outwith McCabe and Fordyce. I think Watson, Telfer and Gal are the most senior players but they are only 27/28. The rest of the team are young guys learning the game. There is no leadership from the sidelines and not enough on the park. The question is whether McCabe didn't want anybody, whether there was no-one suitable, or whether there was no money for it. Players and management should watch last nights Cup tie, who in our team could or would put that amount of effort into a game, and that's how to hit the target, put us to shame, 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
She who dares gins Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Agree with comments on here about appointing both being a mistake by the board which to it’s credit hasn’t actually made too many. They stuck by IM when a lot of us were wavering and fully backed him, I don’t see them not doing the same here. January feels like forever away though so I fear the bumpy ride is going to continue and the damage will be done.I think you either had to appoint Rhys and an experienced assistant or appoint an experienced manager and make Rhys assistant. This just isn’t working at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Fernández Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 I think with Ian Murray there were evidence there was improvement each year he was in charge. The football in the first two seasons wasn't pretty but he did take us from a mid table league 1 side going nowhere to challenging for the title. So I can see why the board backed him, and I felt Ian Murray was harshly treated by supporters at games, and on the Facebook group.Looking at the squad itself, most of the players were the same players that went on the 25 game unbeaten run in the league and I think the only one most of us would of really kept that we didn't manage to was Dylan Easton. So I disagree that we should lower expectation and we should not want to be up there challenging and settle for mid table. Comparing the interviews, I thought Ian Murray spoke very clearly as a manager and most of the things he said, I generally agreed with, whereas recently with McCabe, what he's coming out with I feel I'm watching a completely different game to him.As much as I really wanted this to work, I can't see it working now. There has to be a change. The team is capable of much more than they are producing at the moment and an experienced manager on the dugout would be the best thing, someone like Allan Johnston or Paul Hartley, that have experience of getting teams out of this league (only names I can really think of). Rhys McCabe is an excellent leader and communicator on the park, but I'm not sure if he's cut out for management just yet, maybe in the future. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Reed Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 17 minutes ago, David Fernández said: I think with Ian Murray there were evidence there was improvement each year he was in charge. The football in the first two seasons wasn't pretty but he did take us from a mid table league 1 side going nowhere to challenging for the title. So I can see why the board backed him, and I felt Ian Murray was harshly treated by supporters at games, and on the Facebook group. Looking at the squad itself, most of the players were the same players that went on the 25 game unbeaten run in the league and I think the only one most of us would of really kept that we didn't manage to was Dylan Easton. So I disagree that we should lower expectation and we should not want to be up there challenging and settle for mid table. Comparing the interviews, I thought Ian Murray spoke very clearly as a manager and most of the things he said, I generally agreed with, whereas recently with McCabe, what he's coming out with I feel I'm watching a completely different game to him. As much as I really wanted this to work, I can't see it working now. There has to be a change. The team is capable of much more than they are producing at the moment and an experienced manager on the dugout would be the best thing, someone like Allan Johnston or Paul Hartley, that have experience of getting teams out of this league (only names I can really think of). Rhys McCabe is an excellent leader and communicator on the park, but I'm not sure if he's cut out for management just yet, maybe in the future. May be wrong but did Ian Murray not have Fordyce as manager in front of McCabe, 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr November Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 I think McCabe has been a bit fortunate that most of our awful performances have been away games. We don’t have a big support overall and tend to take pretty decent away supports but home form tends to be a better indicator for fans feelings on the whole. The Edinburgh shambles aside, people might look at our home results so far and think we’ve comfortably beaten Falkirk, Alloa and Clyde with a high scoring draw against Queen of the South and if you don’t attend away games it’s easy to not realise quite how bad things are. I feel like most of Murray’s abuse came after home games. The many 1-0 home defeats in his first season, the Elgin and Montrose defeats in 2019, the 3-0 Montrose game on the opening day last season etc. were all games where Murray took a lot of stick and I’d argue a majority of fans wanted him gone. Worryingly Montrose seem to be a theme here, I remember thinking Findlay was done when we looked clueless and lost 1-0 to them on the second day in his last season, so that doesn’t bode well for Saturday! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ77 Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 51 minutes ago, Jack Reed said: May be wrong but did Ian Murray not have Fordyce as manager in front of McCabe, I think he would've, Fordyce helped Murray with a lot of the training as far as i was aware when he was here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airdrie_3 Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 I’m not understanding why we’re not trying out our academy players? Surely they can’t be any worse than who’s playing week after week. Only player we have really saw a glimpse of was Gibson and he looked more composed and forward playing than the usual midfield 3. Anyone actually have any insight on what’s actually going on with the academy? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Reed Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 1 hour ago, airdrie_3 said: I’m not understanding why we’re not trying out our academy players? Surely they can’t be any worse than who’s playing week after week. Only player we have really saw a glimpse of was Gibson and he looked more composed and forward playing than the usual midfield 3. Anyone actually have any insight on what’s actually going on with the academy? Like most things at airdrie fc not a clue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny_m Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 3 hours ago, airdrie_3 said: I’m not understanding why we’re not trying out our academy players? Surely they can’t be any worse than who’s playing week after week. Only player we have really saw a glimpse of was Gibson and he looked more composed and forward playing than the usual midfield 3. Anyone actually have any insight on what’s actually going on with the academy? Cole Gibson showed to me he was nowhere near a first team place. He did show promise however and i liked the fact he'd a bit of aggression in him but the gap is huge from the level he's at. I'm not convinced at all about Gowser's squad, looks to be the same thing Tom Wotherspoon tried, and failed! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhys McCabe Hype Train Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 14 hours ago, Passionate said: to be honest here are numerous better right backs in the league than him. Yer arse. Was and still is the best right back in the league. The problem is it’s going to take at least one party to say they were wrong, something that Airdrieonians hierarchy aren’t the best at. Takes the owner to say “made an arse of this” or Rhys to say “I’m not ready for this yet”. Can’t see either being forthcoming. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Reed Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Rhys McCabe Hype Train said: Yer arse. Was and still is the best right back in the league. The problem is it’s going to take at least one party to say they were wrong, something that Airdrieonians hierarchy aren’t the best at. Takes the owner to say “made an arse of this” or Rhys to say “I’m not ready for this yet”. Can’t see either being forthcoming. Will have our best R, B in the league back on sat and Smith and Gal to be on target and we will send Montrose up the road with nil points, hope ladies day doesn't distract our players, 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airdrieman Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 3 hours ago, Jack Reed said: Will have our best R, B in the league back on sat and Smith and Gal to be on target and we will send Montrose up the road with nil points, hope ladies day doesn't distract our players, I wonder how many will attend the ladies day? I think events for women supporters or things to attract them to games is a great idea but the advertisement of getting ‘glammed up’ and the MotM awarding prizes to the ‘best dressed ladies’ is very cringe and pretty anachronistic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
She who dares gins Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 I wonder how many will attend the ladies day? I think events for women supporters or things to attract them to games is a great idea but the advertisement of getting ‘glammed up’ and the MotM awarding prizes to the ‘best dressed ladies’ is very cringe and pretty anachronistic. Agree. Which is why I’ll be in the stand. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passionate Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 9 hours ago, Rhys McCabe Hype Train said: Yer arse. Was and still is the best right back in the league. The problem is it’s going to take at least one party to say they were wrong, something that Airdrieonians hierarchy aren’t the best at. Takes the owner to say “made an arse of this” or Rhys to say “I’m not ready for this yet”. Can’t see either being forthcoming. I would like him to show it, for the record Scott Taggart at Alloa is a far superior right back and defender 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Fernández Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 Happy birthday to the GOAT. I will be really disappointed if he doesn't get a birthday tweet. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny_m Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 5 hours ago, Passionate said: I would like him to show it, for the record Scott Taggart at Alloa is a far superior right back and defender Cammy Ballantyne at RB is the least of our problems, work rate and commitment unquestionable although does fly in to tackles therefore susceptible to the odd card! Lets hope he's had his last red this season. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballboy Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 32 minutes ago, David Fernández said: Happy birthday to the GOAT. I will be really disappointed if he doesn't get a birthday tweet. Have to give the man credit, that's outstanding. Deffo need to get him on the u20s match reports. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Reed Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 6 hours ago, David Fernández said: Happy birthday to the GOAT. I will be really disappointed if he doesn't get a birthday tweet. Heard fathers on about their sons and Airdrie before, 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ77 Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 https://c.newsnow.co.uk/A/1151139327?-35414:17927 Whilst we're on topic of the Goat, stumbled across this article this afternoon! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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